From which year is the EC available for your village?
Online encumbrance records in Tamil Nadu start on 1 January 1975 for most villages, but a village can move between Sub-Registrar Offices, and each office holds only its own years. Type the village and see which office held it, from when and until when.
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- Each office that held the village, with the date its records start, and whether it holds the village today
- Villages that share a name kept apart by their office
- Read from the same village map the EC search itself uses, so what it says is what the EC can reach
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What we need
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The answer
From the register, with its date and source.
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- Each office that held the village, with the date its records start, and whether it holds the village today
- Villages that share a name kept apart by their office
- Read from the same village map the EC search itself uses, so what it says is what the EC can reach
Encumbrance records, by office
The period for which a Sub-Registrar Office holds searchable encumbrance records for a village. An EC search for years outside it comes back empty, whatever was registered.
- Villages mapped
- 25,770
Village names in the registration department's village to office mapping, across 627 Sub-Registrar Offices.
- Start in 1975
- 21,362
Of 31,293 office periods, 21,362 begin on 1 January 1975, the start of the online records.
- Moved office
- 7,596 periods
Office periods that have ended, because the village moved to another office. An EC across the move needs a search at each.
How to check EC availability for a village
- 1
Type the village
As the registration office spells it. Part of the name works.
- 2
Press Run
Each office that held a village of that name is listed with the dates its records start and end.
- 3
Pick your office
Villages share names across districts. Choose yours by the office, then run the EC for the years it holds.
When it helps with land
Before a paid EC
Know the years the office can search before you pay, so an empty certificate is not a surprise.
A 30-year title check
A lender asks for 30 years. If the village moved office in that time, two searches are needed.
An old deed
A deed from the 1980s was registered where the village sat then, which may not be today's office.
A period the office holds means the records can be searched, not that anything was registered. Registrations before 1975, and in some villages before a later start date, are in the office's paper books and need a manual search.
Questions people ask
From which year is EC available online in Tamil Nadu?
From 1 January 1975 for most villages: 21,362 of the 31,293 office periods start that day. Some villages start later, at the office they moved to. The answer gives the dates for your village.
Why are several offices listed for my village?
Either the village moved between offices over the years, each holding its own period, or other villages share its name. The office and the dates tell them apart.
What does "Current" mean?
It marks the office that registers the village today. An office without it held the village for the dates shown and then handed it on.
I need an EC from before 1975.
Those registrations are in the office's paper registers. Apply at the Sub-Registrar Office for a manual search.
Is it free?
Yes. A LandLens login is needed to run it.